Cake pan



Patented Der. I8, 1923.

ARTHUR KATZINGER, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EDWARD KATZINGER COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CAKE PAN.

Application filed November 4, 1922. Seria1 No. 599,005.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR KATZINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, Vhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cake Pans, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates-to cake pans and has for one of its objects the provision of a simple and eicient cake pan construction having means for permitting the quick and easy removal ofthe cake therefrom.

A. further object is the provision of a cake pan having a narrow slot adjacent the bottom thereof inthe side wall permittingthe insertion of a tool for loosening the bottom of a cake from said pan. A Still further object is the provision of a cake pan having a narrow slot adjacent its bottom and a plate mounted over said opening with simple and eflicient means for holding the plate in position and permitting removal of the plate for loosening a cake from the bottom of the pan.

' Other objects will appear hereinafter.

l fin embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in whic 4 3o Fig. l is a perspective view of a cake pan embodying my invention; and

F ig. 2 is an enlarged fragmental section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I have indicated my invention as applied to a cake pan having a cylindrical upright wall, but it will be understood that the pan may be made of any desired shape or size.

In my improved baking pan I provide an upright wall 3 with a bottom t at the lower edge of said upright wall. The bottom 4 is connected to the upright wall by a double seam 5. The seam is arranged so that it extends downwardly below the bottom 4t. L5 At one or more positions in the upright wall 3 I provide narrow openings 6. In the present instance I have indicated two of such openings, but it will be apparent that the number` may be varied as desired. The i0 opening 6 is preferably formed by cutting away a piece of the upright wall 3 adjacent that when the dough is the seam, as clearly indicated. This permits leaving a recess '7 in the seam at the lowerredge of the opening 6. The seam 5 is arranged so that its upper edge will not extend above the top surface of the bottom 4. This permits insertion of a knife, not shown, or other implement through opening 6 to loosen a cake, or the like, from the bottom 4. The cake can then be loosened from the wall 3 by running a knife, not shown, down on the inner surface of the wall and then drawing the knife around the interior surface of the upright wall. This permits the easy removal of a cake from my impro-ved pan construction.

The upright wall 3 is preferably provided with a wire 8 turned in forming a rim at the top of the pan. A portion 9 of the wall 3 is cut away over the opening 6 and preferably a little wider than the length of said opening 6. The opening at the cut-away portion 9 provides an opening l0 between the wire 8 and wall 3. A plate 1l is curved to .fit the curvature of the wall 3 and passed through the opening at cut-away portion 9 down over opening 6 and into recess 7. The plate l1 therefore closes the opening 6 so po-ured into the pan it will be held in the latter for baking. The opening at l0 being wider than the length of opening 6 will permit the use of a plate ll wide enough to easily cover said opening 6, thereby sealing the latter against the passage of the dough.

The top end l2 of the plate ll may be bent over as indicated, to provide a handle for moving the plate 11 into and out of its operative position.

Sometimes it is desirable to permit the cake, or the like, to sweat in the pan, and this sweating will sometimes free such cake from the interior of the surface. When this is desired the extended ends of plates 11 may be used to support the pan and cake in inverted position.V Vhen the cake has been loosened from the pan it will drop down by gravity onto the surface supporting the pan.

It is desirable to offset the plates 1l, as clearly indicated in the drawing, so that a number of the pans may be placed in a vertical stack with one pan disposed between the offset upper ends of the plates 11 of the pan below. This -hrovides a nesting effect and one which will maintain the pans in stacks to facilitate their storing and shipment. By offsettng the plates 1l the pans can be placed closer together in a stack than if these plates were not offset and one pan would have to be set in the top ends of the plates ofthe pan below. This offsetting of the plates l1 gives these plates greater strength than if they were not offset. j

It will be noted that in forming the seam 5 that this raises the bottom l up so that its upper surface is substantially even with the lower edge of the opening G. rEhis insures spacing the bottom l in such a position that a knife can be inserted under the bottom of the cake lwithout cutting intothe latter in removing the same from the pan.

l. A caire pan comprising a bottom, an upright wall extending upwardly from the bottom and having a narrow opening therein extending downwardly to the level of the top, surface of said bottom, and a plate slidable vertically over said opening, said bottom having a retainer for the lower edge of said plate disposed below the top surface of said bottom.

2. A cake pan comprising `a bottom, an upright wall extending upwardly from the bottom and having a narrow opening therein with the lower edge of theopening at the top surface of saidbottom, a double seam securing the bottom and upright wall together, there being a recess in the seam adjacentk said opening, a wire in the rim of. the upright wall with an opening in the. latter adjacent the wire and directly over said first-mentioned opening, and a plate extending through the second-mentionedy opening, disposed over the first-mentioned opening and extending into said recess.

3. A cake an comprising a tubular upright wall, a ottoni at the lower end of said upright wall, with a double seamV securing the bottom to said upright wall, there being a narrow opening extending longitudinally around the upright wall with the lower edge of said opening registering with the top surface of the bottom, a curved plate having its curvature substantially concentric with the tubular wall, the bottom end of said plate engaging said double seam and a portion of the plate being disposed over and closing said opening, and means atthe top of said upright` wall holding the plate in the position mentioned. Y

4. A cake pan comprising a cylindrical wall, a wire turned in at the top edge of said wall with a portion of the wall cut away around a part of the wire, -a bottom at the lower end of said upright wall with an opening in the latter having its bottom edge substantially even with the top surface of said bottom, a double seam securing the upright Vwall and bottom together with the double seam extending below said bottom and a portion of the upright wall being cut away adjacent said opening providing a recess in the double seam, and a plate having Vportions'engaging said Wire and recess and a portion disposed over and closely fitting the upright wall around saidopening.

V5. A cakepan comprisinga''bottom, an upright wall extending upwardly from the bottom and having a narrow opening therein with the lpwer edge of said opening at the top surface of s'aid bottom, and means for covering said opening havingthe lower edge thereof movable. t0 `P1! position belowY the top surface offsaidbottom.` U i' i 6. A cake pancomprising a bottom van upright Wall @wending iipvardlif freie the bottom` and having a narrow opening therein with the lONVQl.j edge oftheopening at the top of said bottom, at double.` seam se! curing the bottom and upright wall together, there being 'a` recessinthe seam, ad jacent said opening and; below the, topffece of said bottom ,andfmeansfor engaging said recess and closing saidopening. f i

7. A cake pan comprising a bottom, an upright wall extending upwardly from the bottom having al plurality of spaced. narrow openings therein adjacent bottomY and having a` reinforcing member secured'to the top edge of saidvwall, and afplurality of plates attached tothe upright wallfand covering said opening, .said plates extending above and being disposed attheA outsideof said upright wallv and,inside.of saidA rein'f forcing member and providing-,feet forsup- Porting the Cake renin. demie@ inverted position. j i

8. A cake. pan` comprising upright walls having openings thereinl withV the lower edges of said openings substantially even with the top surface of-` the..l bottom ofthe pan, plates attached tothe sides of thepan with portionsv extending over said, openings, said plates extending. above lthe pans and offset outwardly providingjstifening.means for the plates and a retaining member.' at both bottom and top of,y said wall extending across the outer face of saidplate i 9. A cake pancomprising upright walls, plates attached to the. upright walls andkextending above the` topsof the: latter, said plates being offset outwardly so as y.to engage the upright walls facilitate nesting a plurality of said pans and a reinforcing band extending about said pan and slidablyfengaging theouter faces of said plates.

10. A baking pan having a sheet` met-al bottom the periphery of whichis.` offset downwardlyl and4 bent to form, a groove opening `upwardl substantially on the level of thetop ace ofA said bottom,l said lli of a similarl to pan having upwardly extending side walls secured in said groove and having a portion at the lower edge thereof out away to provide an opening iush with the top face of said bottom, and a closure for said opening having the lower edge thereof arranged to extend below the top face of said bottom and to engage said grooveV to form a tight closure for said opening.

In testimony whereof I have signed my El@ name. to this specification on this 1st davy of November, A. D. 1922.

ARTHUR KATZINGER. 

